Chattering Lory - BirdForum Opus

Lorius garrulus

Photo by Rob Hutchinson
Foli, Halmahere, Indonesia, August 2007

Identification

30cm. Sexes similar

• Head bright red
• Shoulders dark red
• Mantle either red or red with a yellow patch (depending on subspecies)
• Wings green
• Wing bend and under wing coverts yellow
• Tail red with green tip
• Belly orange
• Cere grey
• Iris orange-red
• Bill orange
• Feet grey
  

Juvenile: Bill and iris dark

Distribution

South-east Asia: found in North Maluku, Indonesia.

Taxonomy

Subspecies^[1]

There are 3 subspecies:

• L. g. morotaianus:

• Northern Moluccas (Morotai and Rau)

• L. g. garrulus:

• Northern Moluccas (Halmahera, Widi and Ternate)

• L. g. flavopalliatus:

• Northern Moluccas (Kasiruta, Bacan, Obi and Mandiole)

Habitat

Mangrove forests.

Behaviour

Diet

The diet includes nectar, insects, buds and seeds.

Breeding

They nests in hole in tall trees; 2 eggs are laid.

References

1. Clements, JF. 2009. The Clements Checklist of Birds of the World. 6th ed., with updates to December 2009. Ithaca: Cornell Univ. Press. ISBN 978-0801445019.
2. Centralpets
3. ARKive

• List of references

Recommended Citation

• BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Chattering Lory. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 19 April 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Chattering_Lory

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